Truly, Madly, Deeply

Pianist Nina (Juliet Stevenson) and cellist Jamie (Alan Rickman) played together and loved together. When they weren't making music with each other, they made love. It was an idyllic romantic and musical partnership, and when Jamie dies, Nina takes it very hard. The condolences of friends and ...more

Often referred to as the thinking person's Ghost, Anthony Minghella's Truly, Madly, Deeply offers a poignant look at all-encompassing love, a pleasant alternative to films that resort to emotional manipulation to tell a simple love story. The film is distinguished by Minghella's truthful and emotionally resonant approach. When Nina cries at her psychiatrist's, she sheds real, sloppy tears, complete with a runny nose. And, although Nina is initially overcome with happiness at Jamie's return, his ...more